Lead Engineer 1 - FPGA and Test Development (PCBA)

GE Vernova•Salem, VA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Responsible for designing, developing, and testing FPGA applications on PCBAs for Wind Turbines, specifically for blade Pitch or power frequency converters. FPGAs are used to implement fast control loops for power semiconductor control and protection; standard and proprietary communication protocols; and feedback / I/O functions. Engineer in this role will also support PCBA test and validation. This will include type tests as part of the board design cycle, and design of functional tests for production environmental use. Testing may also include some Failure Analysis (FA) from fielded units.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree from an accredited university or college in computer science or engineering
At least 6 years of experience in FPGA design including Finite State Machine design, communication protocol implementation, interfaces to third-party sensors and hardware, and communication interfaces to PLCs
2-3 years of PCBA test validation experience through failure analysis or manufacturing tests
Strong interpersonal and communication skills, including ability to provide technical mentoring to junior engineers.
Ability to understand wider system- and business-level context of design & validation work.

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with Verilog & System Verilog, including application code design & implementation, and testbench design & implementation.
Familiarity with timing constraints for FPGA design.
Familiarity with AMD Xilinx, Lattice, and/or Intel Altera FPGAs, and associated development & debugging tools (Vivado, etc.)
Familiarity with National Instruments LabVIEW software and NI test hardware
Familiarity with C/C++ programming language
Familiarity with common serial communication protocols & interfaces: SPI, I2C, UART, ethernet, etc.
Ability to read schematics & interpret PCBA layouts. Cadence, Altium, KiCad, etc. experience is a plus.
Understanding of electrical and thermal design aspects for power electronics systems
Strong oral and written communication skills.
Ability to document, plan, market, and execute programs.
Experience designing and testing power electronic systems through product validation.
Experience with instrumentation and measurement of power converters
Demonstrated project leadership capability.
Demonstrated ability to meet goals and objectives.
Effective technical documentation skills
Effective communication and presentation skills
Proven interpersonal and leadership skills.

Responsibilities

Own maintenance of existing FPGA designs including Verilog source code and simulation test benches.
Lead design of new FPGA logic features including Finite State Machine design, communication protocol implementation, interfaces to third-party sensors and hardware, and communication interfaces to PLCs.
Design and implement simulation test benches for new designs.
Partner with converter or Pitch PCBA Hardware engineer to develop requirements and concepts for PCBAs, including logic device selection.
Participate in board bring-up activities for new prototype hardware.
Own maintenance of existing LabVIEW code and functional test hardware, including support of international teams at contract manufacturing facilities.
Partner with converter PCBA Hardware engineer to specify, design, and implement functional test fixtures and LabVIEW code for new PCBA designs.
Partner with converter Systems engineer for design of power converter and power system validation facilities or Partner with pitch system engineer for design of validation facilities
Support technical reviews to evaluate new product requirement specifications for completeness and clarity for testing.
Provide feedback for constant process and product improvement.
Architects, designs and/or programs/develops a small module or a large component, feature, set of feature, whole feature area or entire embedded software product. May be responsible for the creation of an entire product.

Benefits

medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage
access to Health Coach from GE Vernova, a 24/7 nurse-based resource
access to the Employee Assistance Program, providing 24/7 confidential assessment, counseling and referral services.
GE Vernova Retirement Savings Plan, a tax-advantaged 401(k) savings opportunity with company matching contributions and company retirement contributions, as well as access to Fidelity resources and financial planning consultants.
tuition assistance
adoption assistance
paid parental leave
disability benefits
life insurance
12 paid holidays
permissive time off